The Chi
(2018)
Regisseur:
Lena WaitheSchauspieler:
Jacob Latimore, Alex R. Hibbert, Shamon Brown, Jr., Michael V. Epps, Yolonda Ross, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Curtiss Cook, Jason Mitchell, Birgundi Baker, Armando Riesco, Luke James, Tiffany Boone, Barton FitzpatrickDie Coming-of-Age-Serie „The Chi“ von Lena Waithe („Master of None“) dreht sich um eine Handvoll Charaktere aus der South Side von Chicago. An einem durchschnittlichen Tag gehen hier Kinder zur Schule und ihre Eltern zur Arbeit, junge Erwachsene versuchen ihrem Traum zu folgen und die Älteren sitzen auf ihrer Veranda. Doch in dieser Nachbarschaft drohen auch schlimme Gefahren, die einen Traum schnell zum Platzen bringen können, und die einfachsten Entscheidungen zum Tode führen können. Dabei werden alle Lebenslagen abgebildet: von Glück und Heiterkeit über Wut und Trauer, Normalität, Familienleben, aber auch Verlust und Diskriminierung.
The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. Kevin is the pre-teen who must step past shattered illusions and embrace the normal rites of childhood, while Brandon the dreamer makes his own nearly impossible leap of faith to succeed in life and love with girlfriend Jerrika. Emmett is the carefree teen is thrust into complex responsibility with guidance from his mother Jada, and Ronnie is the drifter whose struggle to love and be loved calls into question his every pursuit.
The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. Kevin is the pre-teen who must step past shattered illusions and embrace the normal rites of childhood, while Brandon the dreamer makes his own nearly impossible leap of faith to succeed in life and love with girlfriend Jerrika. Emmett is the carefree teen is thrust into complex responsibility with guidance from his mother Jada, and Ronnie is the drifter whose struggle to love and be loved calls into question his every pursuit.
